Severus Alexander, AR Denarius, Rome, AD 231–235
49.99 CHF
Obverse: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG – laureate, draped bust right. Reverse: IOVI PROPVGNATORI – Jupiter in a fighting stance right, holding a thunderbolt and an eagle. Brief history: A young ruler guided by his mother Julia Mamaea, Severus Alexander sought cooperation with the Senate while gearing up for campaigns against the Sasanians and tending to the Rhine–Danube frontiers. In AD 235 he was killed by mutinous troops near Mogontiacum (Mainz), often marked as the start of the Third-Century Crisis.
- Category
- Roman
- Grading
- Very Fine (ss)
- Origin
- Leu Numismatik
- Diameter & Weight
- 22mm, 3.23g
Brilliant uncirculated – No signs of wear, freshly struck, highest quality.
Proof – Mirror finish with frosted and glossy fields. Collector’s edition.
Extremely fine – Minor wear, nearly all details preserved.
Very fine – Moderate circulation wear, some details worn, but visible.
Fine – Heavy wear, key elements still distinguishable.
Fair – Very heavy wear, outlines barely visible.
Poor – Only contours visible, almost no detail.
Fragment – Nearly destroyed, only a fragment recognizable as a coin.
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